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1440Lord Rennard: why Lib Dem peers voted for boundaries amendmenthttps://libdemlords.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/lord-rennard-why-lib-dem-peers-voted-for-boundaries-amendment/
<p><font color="Gray">Source: libdemlords.wordpress.com --- Friday, March 27, 2015</font><br />This evening in the House of Lords Lib Dem peers voted for an amendment which would delay plans to change constituency boundaries and reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600 until after the next election. It was passed by 300 votes to 231. <b>Lord</b> <b>Rennard</b> , who put his name to the amendment, explains here why Lib Dem peers marched through a different lobby to their Conservative coalition colleagues. <b>Lord</b> <b>Rennard</b> The four members from different parts of the House who signed this amendment may all have had slightly different arguments to make about why we each supported it. But we were all agreed that the electoral register on which the current boundary review is taking place is not really fit for that purpose and that the current review of boundaries should be postponed. This issue was a subject of fierce debate during our lengthy passage of the Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Bill, with many peers saying that it was not fit for purpose then. Most of us relied on the best evidence available at the time that the electoral register contained the details of 92% of the people who should be included in it. Since then, however, work done by the Electoral Commission and commissioned by the Cabinet Office shows that across the country only about 82% of the names that should be included on the register are presently on it. And there are wide variations between different areas with – for example, Lambeth only having about 73% ...</p>https://libdemlords.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/lord-rennard-why-lib-dem-peers-voted-for-boundaries-amendment/Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:31:00 GMTLord Rennard: We need to reduce sugar consumptionhttps://libdemlords.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/lord-rennard-we-need-to-reduce-sugar-consumption/
<p><font color="Gray">Source: libdemlords.wordpress.com --- Friday, March 27, 2015</font><br />Obesity is on the rise and more and more of us have too much sugar in our diet, <b>Lord</b> <b>Rennard</b> will tell the House of Lords today. The Government needs to act now to curb our appetite for sugar <b>Lord</b> <b>Rennard</b> Today I’ll be asking the Government what plans they have to help people reduce their sugar consumption. My noble friend <b>Lord</b> Sharkey is raising a related issue during Questions, though he’s particularly concerned with the rising levels of childhood obesity. Last Tuesday, more than 60 organisations backed calls for a 20p-per-litre levy on soft drinks to be included in this year’s Budget. A duty on sugar-sweetened soft drinks may help significantly, although I fear that any new tax would be politically very difficult at the moment. But it would be more welcome as part of a change that lowers taxation elsewhere. There’s more government can do to help teach people about reducing their sugar intake. An easy change would be to make more manufacturers implement the new nutrition labelling scheme . A single front-of-pack food ‘traffic light’ labelling scheme – detailing the high, medium and low amounts of sugar, energy, fat and salt a product contains – is a straightforward way to help consumers make healthier choices if they want to. Such information is currently obscure and difficult for many people to understand. Perhaps more significantly, consumers could be given more choice and greater understanding about how much sugar they are c ...</p>https://libdemlords.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/lord-rennard-we-need-to-reduce-sugar-consumption/Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:31:00 GMTLord Rennard’s return to the Lib Dem fold is an abuse of authority | Anne McElvoyhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/20/lord-rennard-lib-dems-saga-attitude-to-women
<p><font color="Gray">Source: www.theguardian.com --- Saturday, February 07, 2015</font><br />All disciplinary action against the peer has been dropped. What does this say about the party’s attitude to women? In choosing a week to bury excruciating news, the Liberal Democrats have excelled at an ugly art. Westminster slumbers in recess, voters are on holiday or reeling from the latesthorrors of Isis – and Nick Clegg tersely announces <b>Lord</b> <b>Rennard</b> has been reinstated as a party member , all disciplinary action miraculously evaporated. On the whole, I esteem the Lib Dem leader more highly than many who would visit every coalition failing or fudge on him do. But in the handling of accusations against the party’s former chief executive, he has failed grievously. This week’s pious statement that the party has taken “a hard look in the mirror” particularly grates. Continue reading... ...</p>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/20/lord-rennard-lib-dems-saga-attitude-to-womenSat, 07 Feb 2015 15:12:00 GMTCall to bar Lord Rennard from Liberal Democrat group in House of Lordshttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/20/call-bar-lord-chris-rennard-liberal-democrats-house-lords-nick-clegg
<p><font color="Gray">Source: www.theguardian.com --- Saturday, February 07, 2015</font><br />Expel peer, say Bridget Harris and Susan Gaszczak, who were among alleged victims of sexually inappropriate behaviour Victims of allegedly sexually inappropriate behaviour by Chris <b>Rennard</b> on Wednesday night called on Nick Clegg to ensure the peer is expelled from the Liberal Democrat group in the House of Lords. Bridget Harris and Susan Gaszczak, whose evidence was described in a report by QC Alistair Webster as "credible", said Clegg should use his powers as party leader to demand the Lib Dem leadership in the Lords expel <b>Lord</b> <b>Rennard</b>. Continue reading... ...</p>http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/20/call-bar-lord-chris-rennard-liberal-democrats-house-lords-nick-cleggSat, 07 Feb 2015 15:12:00 GMTDanny Alexander: Lord Rennard will not be involved in election campaignhttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/21/danny-alexander-lord-rennard-lib-dems-election-campaign
<p><font color="Gray">Source: www.theguardian.com --- Saturday, February 07, 2015</font><br />Chief secretary to the Treasury makes statement after Vince Cable suggests Lib Dems might want to use peer's 'expertise' Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, has made clear that <b>Lord</b> <b>Rennard</b> will play no role during the Liberal Democrat general election campaign after Vince Cable, the business secretary, suggested the party would want to use the peer's "expertise". As Labour frontbenchers expressed astonishment that <b>Rennard</b> – who was readmitted to the Lib Dems this week after final diciplinary proceedings against him relating to allegations of sexually inappropriate conduct were dropped – could be involved in the Lib Dem campaign, the Treasury chief secretary insisted the peer would not have "any role at all" [see footnote]. Continue reading... ...</p>http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/21/danny-alexander-lord-rennard-lib-dems-election-campaignSat, 07 Feb 2015 15:12:00 GMT